Houthi drone attack on Abha · 27 December 2023
The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and downed a hostile "drone" launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward Abha
قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتسقط طائرة بدون طيار "مسيّرة" معادية أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
- Date
- 27 December 2023 · 14 Jumada al-Akhirah 1445 AH
- Place
- Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- The Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercepted and downed a hostile "drone" launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward Abhaقوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض وتسقط طائرة بدون طيار "مسيّرة" معادية أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Colonel Turki al-Maliki stated that the Saudi Royal Air Defense forces were able - praise be to God - this evening to intercept and shoot down a drone "drone" launched by…”